"Ow..."
The Oglin Doghead cried out in pain despite himself.
But when he saw Matilda's icy smile and the murderous look she shot him, he immediately clamped a hand over his long snout, not daring to make another sound.
"There was really no need to bring him along." Xu Xiao frowned as she looked at the Oglin Doghead, whose entire body was sunk into the cart bed as he struggled fruitlessly to get up.
"How could there be no need?" Matilda said with feigned seriousness.
"This diligent and responsible slave owner personally said that he was responsible for the safety of the mine tunnels and could not abandon his post without authorization."
"If you make him leave now, wouldn't that be making things difficult for him?"
The listening Oglin Orc stood there dumbfounded for a while before suddenly recalling an overlooked detail.
When he had said those things earlier to make things difficult for Xu Xiao, Octopus Lady seemingly had not yet arrived in the mine tunnels.
So how did this fierce woman know so clearly?
Could it be that she could forcibly browse through his past memories?
"I..."
Faced with Octopus Lady's questioning, Xu Xiao was momentarily at a loss for words.
The discomfort of contradicting herself instantly welled up in her heart.
Matilda was, after all, an "old Player" who had lived for over three hundred years.
Her rich life experience, coupled with the power of the authority of justice, made it easy for her to understand Xu Xiao's current state of mind.
So she immediately offered what seemed like a casual piece of advice, her words outwardly cold but warm at their core.
"You're always thinking so much for others, but who will think for you?"
"I already have enough strength now..." Xu Xiao murmured, somewhat beside